Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-04-21
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FOR : younG Rspahiis ws wsfs most
diRnined people IN oar political habits
fer tie 1rst tetrfy years a. cur life e. .
nation Perhaps Il was keen ssBss Of
TIE a9daeisy q cur uuiqss sxpaxlment
10 "of, -, and for aoseznmsnfv fhst
cAnsed ali political opsFattons 10 be
esarae.erizsd ~ gravity and great diR
p1sT. Presidential eanvaases we're ear
red % - lawyers aERss gFass causes
oefoss euprene CsuFts. SchoOlbogs
and soldiers we're PsFnisled 70 haFrahs
bas ncs politisiAna 1exchiiRhts, bs8-
nFps, fun, and fuFy woaid have been
tasnght eontempiibie eaxiliaFies q a.
siseiion fag Prsndant, and 20 diaDiay
eaiotioa vas beneath The dignity 81 man
she wefs s9vsfsiRna Public men spoka
e formal historic and IN Laafaizsd
phFasea- kEen Deniai Webster Va
maGniloqusnt ana DR.. Johnsonian 10
tnoss early days Of bis political life.
Arguments we're worthless THAI we're
not oFnamelted By qu0tations from the
eiasaic1s sud historic p1sFile thai did
rot psrmtt TIE apoatine Of lines from
gsearos Dem0sthenes and the poets.
ihe pamphlet was al eneins Of Political
psfs1asion. Pnblius and AEFioolas Sen
81 and Jastifia- labered BY means Of
opea letters Of prodiaioas isngsh 70 pre-.
vail aRainst the m01aFehical fsdsFAlistS
o. the Republican. DemeeFata Ths press
aae Rreat 10 its political essays and very
litlie II its nsws. It FspoFtsd The dnsi
bstween Barr and Hamilton 10 Zen lines
Aad fnsiocinased by the cslnmn ou ab
strase political theories. The great
conventions that In these days nomf-
oate candidates for the Presidency
were then 0nknOwn. Grave eAneuses
Of very grave members Of Congress
placed the candidates IN nomination.
Sometimes even tkis foFmality vas dis
pensed with. and the Electoral College
voted for the candidates who we're indi-
eatsd b. what Is nov called the cencen-
sus Of opinion. EsdeFAlisis 81 q party
Raspsd and died soon after the var Of |
1872. Calm respectability and deoorum
prevailed. Plaoidity followed and Mr.. |
Monroe was elected for his secsad term
without the ripple OF political wave or |
the auiagonism Of an idea To thai
point We had come, and the danger shat |
tkssatsned sas Of dry rot. Then Of Q |
sudden our whole method Of political !
activity vas changed. We plunged into |
the Canvas Of 1924 with q wakchword, |
an inspiring cry, that stimulated men
aad made them enthusiasts. II vital |
ICED politics. II began the splendid |
series Of popular and healthy disturban-
ces which have ever since characterized |
Presidential eanvasses. And yet thia
inspiring cry vas simply nickname
Old Hickory.
"Nicknames. /" said Napoleon, sshoald
NOT be despised;" and 10 is said that
Jackson geioiced 10 his sObgiqust OF
"Oid Hickory" How be earned Il 10 in
Dispute. bat once earned Il stuck 10 bim
unttl hia death, and Is enc Of the few
nieknanes OF the past that have not been
forgotten. Il YES the drst 10 be carried
into q Presidential canvass, and it vas
potent because u represented 90 idea.
Andrew Jackson represented force,
courage, ytrtltty, popular government
without the frills and the ceremsniaIa
Of the foreign courts, energy and gsnu
ine democracy, strengthened By experi-
ence. This set the sinRqiah political
blood OF that day 10 daRoinR, and this
canvass, la which men became enthusi.
astic and excited, taught the politicians
OF that day that there vas health aud
viRof In this stirring no Of men by
appealing A. well t. their sentiments
aud emotions as 10 their reason
Stagnation had threatened az. Bat the
Wild whirl OF an exciting Presidential
canvass clarified and inviRorated poll
tics. And IL is precisely this most
heaithy and nesdful element Of our
political life that the 50, called civil
service reform OF today antagonists. III
10 could reform hnmAn nature as well
ne the civil service there would be no
need OF the activity, enthusiasm, energy
and other forces that come from q
stimulation Of the emotions. Bat while
human nature remains what IL is, We
should Get our political oxygen through
these agencies, and that is q beneHt,
that will be far greater than the evil, II
there be any, in our civil service system
- Sassi-s - ths sS--s-;ss~sti0ss saIlou
men In sympathy with the party 10
power.
From tho time vhsn, under the In.
sptration OF Jseksou's name, men freed
our political eanvassas from the appal.
tnR dignity and solemnity that irst
characterized them, the tendeney has
been 10 call into play all the emotional
powers, and We Ind this exemplified in
she striking and significant nioknarnes
or sobTiqaets that we're attached TO the
great party leaders. Men catch at a
nickname. II brings 9 candidate Dearar
TO them. IL IL one Of the eqaAlizinQ re
sources Of democracy. And 80 We lind
that after The charm OF Old Hickory
had shown tts power, there was devel-
oped speedily not only a strong, hearty
and vigorous opposition 10 the party
Jackson resuacitated. bat tendency 10
idealiEs its great leader by sohrlauet,
and IN 1881 the rapidly cTysializinR
wing party began 10 talk Of Harry OF
the West
The younger generation cannot appre-
oiato she tremendous power there vas in
that eobriqusL II ioaallzed CLAY. Il
typifed bis magnetic qualities. ID made
9 political equal Of great intellect. Ia
matched for the Wings the enthusiasm
created BY the mention Of Old Hickory
among the Democrats.
Old Hiekory's hsiF apparent vas Mar.
tin Van Barren, and be went into the
white House after Q splendid canvass,
in which the nickname Of "Ths Little
MAGICIAN" played 9 potent part. vii.
liam Henry Harrison was then beaten
by che Little Magician, bus four years
later there vas canvass for the PFesi.
deney that oan only be described Is
magnificent. Every citizen was made
10 feel his Sovereignty In IL. Harrison
vas nicknamed. and in every eFoss- road
corner nsn shouted for Tippecanos and
Tyler too, Ola Tic, Hard Cider, Log
Cabin, AID the refrain
Van, Van
ls used up man.
All thess emotional stimalants stirred
men 10 their marrow. and vitaltzsd Ger